RealAir Spitfire

Remember AR501 is preserved, and not necessarily typical of a period a/c, though. That prop and engine make it effectively a IX after all.
 
dhasdell said:
Remember AR501 is preserved, and not necessarily typical of a period a/c, though. That prop and engine make it effectively a IX after all.
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Well, not really!

The DH prop, whilst not the version fitted to the Spitfire, is close to the type fitted to MKVs in Lieu of the Rotol type. And the multi ejector exhausts were often fitted to MKVs with low altitude Merlins, such as the 50M/55M.

AR501 at the time the picture was taken, had a approximately a Merlin 45 (single stage/single speed supercharger), the type fitted to MKVs and not MKIXs (two speed/two stage supercharger).

Anyway, the point of the picture was to show the outer hemispherical blanked off cannon stub (the same as fitted on early wing MKIXs), which as I said, is square on the RA model, and should be as in my picture!

I would point out that the cannon shroud/fairing (whichever you prefer to call it) is the wrong type for the MKV, as this would be the tapered type, again as per MKIXs with the early wing.

(Whilst it looked the same as the 'c' wing of the MKV, the early MKIX wing was never officially referred to as having a 'c' wing, or called by that variant i.e. a MK.IXc).

So other than the cannon shroud/fairing being the wrong type, AR501 is to all intents and purposes (with a large number of embodied modifications) how a late MKV would have looked during WWII!

Cheers

Paul
 
HALLO FRIENDS;

I know thar several Spitfire has been found by the Luftwafe and after repair have ben test flown at Rechlin testfield and also at "Cirkus Rosarius"
an unit who presented the captured enemy aircraft to the front line units.
I do mot know if they also captured this special type of the Spit.
Wouldn'it be an interesting repaint theme?
here some text I found on the net
a)
EN685 Spitfire PR.X1 (Merlin 61); No.542 Sqn; FTR Hannover, force-landed 13.5.44; To the Luftwaffe; Repaired, and to "Zirkus Rosarius" (2nd/OKL), marked 'T9+EK'; Flown by Lt KH Messer (First Group of No.53 (F) Wing [I/JG.53]) from Hannover-Wunstorf to Hustedt (NE of Hannover) 31.7.44; Demonstration at Dortmund, Monchengladbach, Bonninghardt, Bonn, Stadte and Husum from 2.8. to 11.8.44; Flown 21.8.44; Demonstrated by pilots of No.26 (F)Wing [JG.26] at Reinsehlen (near Schneverdingen, c.40m E of Bremen) in 11.44; Fate unknown
b)
PL...? Spitfire PR.XI (Merlin 70); RAF unit unknown; Force landed and to Luftwaffe 1944; "Zirkus Rosarius" (2nd/OKL), marked 'T9+BB'; Shown HannoverWunstorf in 1944; Fate unknown
Possibilities: PL834 (No.16 Sqn), FTR Arnhem 20.9.44; PL904 (No.541 Sqn) FTR Bremen 28.9.44; PL906 (No.542 Sqn) FTR Munich 27.11.44; PL916 (No.683 Sqn) FTR Stuttgart 8.10.44; PL919 (No.541 Sqn) FTR Frankfurt 24.12.44; PL925 (No.400 Sqn) FTR Ruhr 28.10.44.


happylandings
Yours
Papi
 
here you go:


I think this is one of the PR XI's, but I can't really see the registration apart from T9

and I think this paint was done already.
 
So, so pleased to see this elderly addon still getting the attention it deserves. What a tribute to the guys at RealAir, that after all this time, this is still worthy of such artistic talent.
Many thanks to ALL the great repainters out there

:applause::applause::applause:
 
but it's just such a great model! I've bought 2015-payware that wasn't as good as this...

meanwhile, some details:


I've been scratching the metal:




wingview from the cockpit:

even in the shadow it has a metallic sheen to it.

any thoughts?
 
Lovely work there Jan Kees.

Well worth the extra effort, and I like the metallic shadows and the scratches!

PL944 looks great too.

Cheers

Paul
 
OK, wrong model, and I can't get rid of the guns with the MK.IX (I think?) and the bulletproff glass, but still fun, right? Yes it is!

The link works if you are logged into aussiex. Otherwise I also get the EX126 error.
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Got It! :encouragement: Thanks, use to not have to log in to get any downloads, now that I logged in, that made all the difference. :santahat:

Thanks ijay and Jankees for the HU.
 
How in heck do you sign in????

gray eagle said:
Got It! :encouragement: Thanks, use to not have to log in to get any downloads, now that I logged in, that made all the difference. :santahat:

Thanks ijay and Jankees for the HU.
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I get the page for about a fraction of a second and it goes away...
where is this link on the far top right????????????

G.
 
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